Studio Arts Exam Revision booklet - Bendigo Art Gallery

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Examination Criteria: From http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/vce/studies/studioarts/publications/studarts-sampw.pdf Notes about examination structure and content: 4
Conservation at Bendigo Art Gallery 1. Humidity What is it ? Humidity is the percentage of water found as vapour in any given volume in the air. The ideal climate for most materials is between 50%+/- 5% relative humidity Below 45% organic materials such as wood/leather/ animal glue & shell all become brittle, dry out and may split or warp. Above 65% mould will grow, veneers will detach/ metals may corrode and paint may flake. With the above extremes the changes can magnify with material combinations due to the different stress levels of materials. Wood/paint = wood expands or contracts, paint flakes (most acrylic/oil paintings – 19 th century) Wood/textile = textiles become stained/ brittle Metal/paper = metal corrodes, paper becomes stained (modern photography such as Bill Henson often use aluminum as a backing to photographic works) More dangerous than constantly high or low RH is a constantly fluctuating RH. If organic objects are constantly absorbing and de-absorbing moisture, or shrinking and growing the object will split, buckle and paint will flake. 2. Temperature The optimum is 20 C+/- 2 C, this is also the international standard. Like the humidity this is monitored and controlled by a computer run database system onsite, and can give out graphs on the last 12 months of readings. The system takes readings every 15 minutes. Long exposure outside of the optimum temperature will result in the following possible reactions; Paper, textiles, lacquer, leather, natural fibres, bone, wood and paint can become embrittled and darken. Rubber can crumble . Celluloid can yellow. Higher temps will speed up natural decaying reactions. Revision: When did Bendigo Art Gallery improve its ability to create a stable world class temperature and humidity control? —————————————————————————————————————————— How does this impact on the programming at the gallery? —————————————————————————————————————————— ———————————————————— ———————————————————— Traditional thermohygrograph used by most other galleries. Air conditioning system 5
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